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Not to ignore the profound scope of the brutality of hurricane Sandy but we are happy to say that, finally, Core77 is, much like "Rubber Duck" Penwald of Sam Peckinpah's Convoy, cruising these crazy (information super-) highways atop diesel-fueled horses.

Tip of the trucker hat (and a knock on wood) to Quality Tech for ensuring delivery of our data payload this past day despite the state of emergency and lack of power.

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is pleased to announce that the Making Policy Public (MPP) call for designers and other visual artists is now open. CUP seeks policy-friendly design collaborators to work with advocates and experts on the new editions of MPP.Making Policy Public is CUP's series of foldout...

Core77 is proud to announce that we'll be LIVE! from the upcoming 2011 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago taking place at McCormick Place March 6-8. We'll be live on the floor bringing you the latest in homeware design, product presentations, exhibition design and industry trends through carefully curated...

The great folks behind the American Design Club are putting together a new exhibition timed with this year's ICFF show in New York (May 14-17). The theme, USE ME! is a call out for functional and usable design objects. See images from their previous exhibitions for Purpose and Worth and...

User experience book publisher Rosenfeld Media has announced two new books-in-development that ought to be interesting to many Core77 readers. The Art and Craft of User Research Interviewing, by Core77 columnist Steve Portigal, will help designers of all types learn how to interview users more effectively. Steve deemphasizes relying upon...